Julian H reports a rather bizarre Mandelson-style acceptance speech from the foul-mouthed, chain-obsessive excuse for Barnet and Camden’s GLA member. The most under-reported aspect of this election is the fact that as the Tories have more than a third of Assembly seats, the new Mayor will be accountable to the Tory Assembly Group not the… Continue reading Brian Coleman: Blinging Idiot and the new power behind the throne?
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My verdict on the Paddick campaign
My piece on Comment is Free this morning is rather less “sunshine and buttercups” than my effort yesterday: Has the light at the end of the tunnel I was detecting yesterday turned out to be a freight train moving at speed in the wrong direction? Maybe not, but there is no disguising the fact that… Continue reading My verdict on the Paddick campaign
A tale of three newspapers
I’m on the night shift tonight – got to file an article for Comment is Free at 7am. The big picture is still unclear at the mo so I thought I’d offer my words of wisdom about the London election. I’ve spent the past month tracking mentions of Boris, Ken and Paddick on Twitter. What… Continue reading A tale of three newspapers